#Smolts

©Colin Bouchard

©Colin Bouchard

©Colin Bouchard

©Colin Bouchard

[Projet LIFE KANTAURIBAI]
#Migration #Salmon

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@innovasea.com
acoustic receivers
1,750 #tagged #smolts
3 dams monitored

Our work w/ @inrae-ecobiop.bsky.social aims to estimate the probabilities that smolts enter the #hydropower intake canals & assess survival probabilities.
#Ecology #Fisheries

Northwestern steelhead in decline - Ontario OUT of DOORS The spring 2024 angler-driven study yielded troubling results for wild northwestern steelhead populations in their tributaries.

Fish numbers in six streams on Lake Superior’s north shore are declining.
oodmag.com/northwestern...
#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Steelhead #Trout #LakeSuperior #NorthShore #Smolts #Fry #Streams

Salmon become #smolts when they enter #estuaries. They develop a sleek silver sheen, and they adapt their gills and kidneys to regulate salt balance.

A tagged salmon in the river. ©SCIMABIO-Interface

Salmon to be released in the river. ©SCIMABIO-Interface

Salmon to be released in the river. ©SCIMABIO-Interface

First release of future #salmon #smolts tagged with PIT tags for the Life #KANTAURIBAI - first big step before modelling their next downstream #migration and the #probability to enter hydropower plant canals. Check the project summary here: tinyurl.com/LifeKantauri... #SCIMABIO-Interface #GAN-NIK

SEPTEMBER: busy in the Smolt unit grading fish to take out small fish that aren’t likely to smolt next year @MarineInst @FishEcoEvo Tks Fintan for the photos #fishsci #aquaculture #smolts #BurrishooleLTER